Jazz, Rock, Blues, World-Music Artists The Derek Trucks Band to Perform Nov. 17 at UB

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present The Derek Trucks Band at 8 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

Tickets for the performance will go on sale at 10 a.m. on July 16.

The Derek Trucks Band has been a work-in-progress for more than 10 years, slowly blending jazz, rock, blues, Latin, Eastern Indian, and other world music into the sound that now defines the DTB. The mission of the band has been to assemble a group of musicians that share a passion for improvisation and musical exploration, and to develop a special musical unity by performing with this core group of players for an extended period of time.

Just 25 years old, Derek Trucks is a road warrior. Touring over 300 days per year, he divides his time between his own group and the Allman Brothers Band. Derek has already been ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," making him the youngest on the list. Derek also has been voted the 2004 "Young Gun" of the year in Guitar Player magazine's annual "Reader's Poll."

Tickets for The Derek Trucks Band are $24. Tickets are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Center for the Arts Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Kaufmann's. To charge tickets, call 852-5000; in Canada, call 1-416-870-8000. For group sales, call 645-6771. For more information call 645-ARTS. The Center for the Arts is a Ticketfast location.